World’s largest battery to be built in Australia coal-mining hub Big batteries will play a major role in filling the gaps left by the gradual retirement of coal and gas-fired generation assets. Bloomberg News | February 7, 2021 | 12:00 pm
US likely to reverse Gertler’s sanctions reprieve The US sanctioned Gertler and his companies in 2017 for allegedly corrupt mining and oil deals in the DRC. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2021 | 11:38 am
Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies Zambia last century had a painful experience with mine nationalization. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2021 | 8:47 am
Northam said to consider bidding for Bokoni platinum mine The interest in Bokoni may suggest that higher metals prices are rekindling investors’ interest in reviving some of the mines in South Africa. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2021 | 8:38 am
Trafigura, Mubadala said to weigh sale of Spanish copper miner The joint owners have been discussing a potential disposal of Minas de Aguas Tenidas, which could be valued at about $2 billion. Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:52 am
Gina Rinehart targets EV boom with ‘green’ lithium play Rinehart’s mining empire will become a cornerstone investor in Vulcan Energy, which is building a lithium project in Germany. Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:43 am
Proposal to ban big mines put to vote in southern Ecuador The referendum threatens to derail more than 40 concessions seeking to tap gold, silver and copper reserves. Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:17 am
Loss-making miner becomes most-traded Philippine stock with 103% gain Abra Mining’s surge showcases the extremes to which the retail mania has reached. Bloomberg News | February 3, 2021 | 10:38 pm
Shaky iron ore market turns to Vale for final piece of supply puzzle Vale is still looking to return to a capacity of 400 million tonnes, which would see it regain the title of world’s biggest producer. Bloomberg News | February 2, 2021 | 9:04 am
Coal to exit from US power system by 2033, Morgan Stanley says Coal supplied about 20% of US electricity last year and may rebound to as much as 22% in 2021. Bloomberg News | February 1, 2021 | 1:28 pm
Aviva to divest from companies that don’t act on climate Aviva believes climate change poses a huge risk to capital markets and that it is a massive disruptor. Bloomberg News | January 31, 2021 | 9:13 am
Newmont retains lead in ESG ranking of miners with Vale last Rio Tinto Group improved its score but continued to be weighed down by explosions that damaged two Aboriginal Australian sites. Bloomberg News | January 28, 2021 | 12:09 pm